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BUILD IT Act

USA118th CongressS-1494| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2023
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct, repair, or reinforce a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The federal government must cancel any existing contracts relating to the maintenance and security of the materials if the cancellation is necessary to transfer the materials.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4294
BUILD IT Act
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 26, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6098
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4294
    BUILD IT Act


  • May 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • October 26, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6098
    Introduced in House

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6098: BUILD IT Act
ArizonaBorder security and unlawful immigrationCaliforniaLatin AmericaMaterialsMexicoNew MexicoPublic contracts and procurementTexasUser charges and fees

BUILD IT Act

USA118th CongressS-1494| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2023
Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct, repair, or reinforce a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The federal government must cancel any existing contracts relating to the maintenance and security of the materials if the cancellation is necessary to transfer the materials.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4294
BUILD IT Act
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 26, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-6098
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4294
    BUILD IT Act


  • May 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • October 26, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-6098
    Introduced in House
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6098: BUILD IT Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ArizonaBorder security and unlawful immigrationCaliforniaLatin AmericaMaterialsMexicoNew MexicoPublic contracts and procurementTexasUser charges and fees